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Can a Licensed Professional Counselor transfer a license to North Dakota as a military spouse?

Data as of May 2026|Source: Counseling Compact commission + DOJ Servicemembers Initiative
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✓ Yes — compact transfer

Yes. North Dakota is a member of the Counseling Compact, so a Licensed Professional Counselor holding a multistate/compact license can practice in ND without re-applying. Explicit military-spouse provision: practice on home-state license in any Compact state, plus expedited home-license process when moving.

Your counseling licensing board in North Dakota

North Dakota Board of Counselor Examiners
www.ndbce.org701-667-5969
North Dakota military-spouse provision

Under NDCC chapter 43-51 the board must immediately begin processing a self-identified military spouse application, complete a substantially equivalent application within 30 days, and issue a no-fee temporary license while full requirements are finished.

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About the Counseling Compact

For licensed professional counselors (LPC, LMHC, LCMHC). Member-state license is recognized in all other member states; military spouses can use home-state license in any compact state.

Official compact site ↗

All Counseling member states

34 jurisdictions. Tap any to check that destination for this profession.

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All compacts for North DakotaCounseling portability — all states →License portability checker →MyCAA: $4,000 for relicensing →
Published by the Honest MOS Editorial DeskVerified against DoD/.gov sourcesUpdated May 2026Editorial standards